The man who built failed insurer American International Group Inc. from a startup to an industry leader is bracing for tough questioning on Capitol Hill.
AP - Researchers concerned about an increasing amount of debris orbiting the earth are calling for the active removal of space junk, saying it will ensure a safe environment around the planet.
AP - President Barack Obama is tapping Robert M. Groves, a University of Michigan professor who has pushed the use of statistical sampling, to be the next census director.
The board that sets U.S. accounting standards on Thursday gave companies more leeway when valuing assets and reporting losses, providing a potential boost to battered banks.
AP - While the potentially dangerous Conficker worm was being tracked throughout April Fools' Day, more harmless hoaxes were being fired out across the Internet.
AP - The number of troubled loans backed by the government's mortgage insurance program is on the rise as economic problems mount, and lawmakers are worried that taxpayers will be stuck with the final bill.
AP - The House is poised to thrust tobacco companies under government control after years of attempts in legislatures and the courts to tame one of the country's signature industries.
AP - After dropping in at the palace and dining late at 10 Downing St., President Barack Obama rolls up his sleeves with world leaders for a full day of economic summitry ? and more first-time meetings with key U.S. allies
Reuters - Maurice Greenberg said he was not responsible for problems at American International Group since they occurred after he left, the Wall Street Journal reported citing an interview with the former chief of the company.
AP - Doggedly optimistic in the face of doubts, President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown predicted Thursday's emergency G-20 economic summit would produce a significant global deal to tackle the deepening worldwide recession. Others weren't so sure.
AP - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a formal rule Wednesday to remove gray wolves from the federal endangered list in Montana and Idaho while keeping protections in Wyoming.
AP - The House is taking another, albeit weaker, stab at trying to keep bailed-out financial institutions from paying their employees hefty bonuses after lawmakers had second thoughts about their vote two weeks ago to tax the bonuses away.
Four small banks this week repaid millions of dollars they received from the Treasury Department under the $700 billion financial system bailout. Here's why.
AP - Verizon Wireless considers Linux-based software a possible long-term contender for use on its phones, but doesn't view it as a "preferred" solution, the carrier's head said.
Reuters - The chairman of a U.S. House of Representatives oversight panel said on Wednesday he will soon call the chief executive of American International Group Inc to testify, amid the committee's ongoing probe of the fall of the insurance giant.
AP - The Justice Department asked a judge Wednesday to toss out the corruption conviction of former Sen. Ted Stevens after finding a fresh instance of prosecutorial misconduct in the case.
Reuters - Auditor KPMG was hit with a billion-dollar lawsuit on Wednesday over claims it helped trigger the collapse of subprime mortgage lender New Century Financial Corp at the start of the U.S.
Unemployment rates moved higher in all of the nation's largest metropolitan areas in February with Indiana's Elkhart-Goshen registering the biggest annual increases.
Reuters - Malicious software installed on millions of computers has yet to wreak havoc on technology systems worldwide as some fear, but researchers warned that the "Conficker worm" could still strike in the future.
Reuters - GMAC Financial Services said it will resume making car and truck loans to subprime borrowers and will lower inventory financing costs for cash-strapped auto dealers, part of a series of moves intended to spur sales at General Motors Corp.
AP - In obituaries March 30 and March 31 for singing cowboy Monte Hale, The Associated Press incorrectly named his birthplace. Hale was born in San Angelo, Texas, not San Antonio, according to the Autry National Center of the American West.
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